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mandrakes |
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February 17, 2010 10:20:10am |
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moviesandfilms
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another PD question |
Thanks again to cosmico for answering that earlier question I had.
I have been rummaging around the copyright office's website to see it I can figure out what is copyrighted and what is not but can't make heads ner tails of it.
http://www.copyright.gov/Can anyone offer some useful tips about how to use their website to determine a film's status? If I can get this figured out I can stop asking over and over here.
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oldfilmsfan |
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June 04, 2010 08:11:44am |
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Re: another PD question |
After clicking "faqs" on their homepage and then "What Works Are Protected." you get, near the end of the document:
"-Search of Copyright Office Records-
Copyright Office records in machine-readable form cataloged
from January 1, 1978, to the present, including registration and renewal information and recorded documents, are available for searching on the Copyright Office website at
www.copyright.gov.A BIT MORE HELPFUL IS THIS (also under 'faqs'):
-How can I find out who owns a copyright?-
We can provide you with the information available in our records. A search of registrations, renewals, and recorded transfers of ownership made before 1978 requires a manual search of our files. Upon request, our staff will search our records at the statutory rate of $165 for each hour (2 hour minimum).
***There is no fee if you conduct a search in person at the Copyright Office. Copyright registrations made and documents recorded from 1978 to date are available for searching online.***
For further information, see Circular 22, How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work, and Circular 23, Copyright Card Catalog and the Online File.
This post was modified by oldfilmsfan on 2010-06-04 15:09:18
This post was modified by oldfilmsfan on 2010-06-04 15:10:54
This post was modified by oldfilmsfan on 2010-06-04 15:11:44
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